Dr. Elizabeth Boham

Yes. So DAO is a diamine oxidase. So this is an enzyme that our body has and it helps to break down histamine. So histamine has to be, you know, consumed, it's used, and then it has to be detoxified. And if this enzyme is lacking in a person for whatever reasons, the enzyme may be turned off. you will have problems with detoxifying histamine, especially in the gut.

And there are enzyme products that you can use, DAO enzymes that you can use, that patients respond very, very well to this.

And there are enzyme products that you can use, DAO enzymes that you can use, that patients respond very, very well to this.

And there are enzyme products that you can use, DAO enzymes that you can use, that patients respond very, very well to this.

Absolutely, yeah.

Absolutely, yeah.

Absolutely, yeah.

Yeah, exactly, yeah. And then, you know, you can use antihistamines. And the other thing, we had another podcast earlier on migraines. And this is, I found this also very interesting, is one of the things that is a histamine blocker is butterbur. And Butterbur is used in migraines. And the reason why Butterbur works in migraines is it actually is working on an antihistamine level.

Yeah, exactly, yeah. And then, you know, you can use antihistamines. And the other thing, we had another podcast earlier on migraines. And this is, I found this also very interesting, is one of the things that is a histamine blocker is butterbur. And Butterbur is used in migraines. And the reason why Butterbur works in migraines is it actually is working on an antihistamine level.

Yeah, exactly, yeah. And then, you know, you can use antihistamines. And the other thing, we had another podcast earlier on migraines. And this is, I found this also very interesting, is one of the things that is a histamine blocker is butterbur. And Butterbur is used in migraines. And the reason why Butterbur works in migraines is it actually is working on an antihistamine level.

Because you can get an allergic brain, if you will. We know about that where you get fuzzy in the head and you can get headaches and things like that. So excess amounts of histamine has an impact on the brain. Yeah.

Because you can get an allergic brain, if you will. We know about that where you get fuzzy in the head and you can get headaches and things like that. So excess amounts of histamine has an impact on the brain. Yeah.

Because you can get an allergic brain, if you will. We know about that where you get fuzzy in the head and you can get headaches and things like that. So excess amounts of histamine has an impact on the brain. Yeah.

Yeah, so basically the way to think about it is bacteria produce histamine. So if you have food that's old, if you have food that's sitting in the refrigerator for a couple of days, guess what happens? The bacteria actually break down histidine, the amino acid, into histamines.

Yeah, so basically the way to think about it is bacteria produce histamine. So if you have food that's old, if you have food that's sitting in the refrigerator for a couple of days, guess what happens? The bacteria actually break down histidine, the amino acid, into histamines.

Yeah, so basically the way to think about it is bacteria produce histamine. So if you have food that's old, if you have food that's sitting in the refrigerator for a couple of days, guess what happens? The bacteria actually break down histidine, the amino acid, into histamines.

Leftovers, exactly. Leftovers, exactly.

Leftovers, exactly. Leftovers, exactly.

Leftovers, exactly. Leftovers, exactly.

And then fermented foods. Fermented foods are fermented by bacteria. So anytime we have food that's old or fermented, things like Parmesan cheese, aged meats, et cetera, cured meats, et cetera, they have high histamine and that's part of the fermentation process.